Jump to content

Page:How to improve the memory (IA howtoimprovememo00lawr).pdf/96

From Wikisource
This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
How to Improve the Memory

child. (h) And O, my Father, now I thank thee that it has so often opened, to receive those dear ones who await me!"

(i) And the star was shining: and it shines upon his grave.

By searching for the framework (Attention), and arranging the thoughts in their proper order (Sequence), we are enabled to hold in mind all the incidents of this story and to narrate the details whenever we desire. It will thus be seen that we once more confront the fact that it is absolutely essential for us to lay hold of the thought, see the picture, and understand the problem before we are able to express, describe, or explain them.

[94]